Isabella Breckenridge Clark1

b. 1 April 1821, d. 30 April 1900
FatherJames Clark2 b. 21 Mar 1789, d. 6 Aug 1871
MotherAnn Ryburn3,4 b. 4 Oct 1792, d. 21 Dec 1869
Isabella Breckenridge Clark|b. 1 Apr 1821\nd. 30 Apr 1900|p1748.htm|James Clark|b. 21 Mar 1789\nd. 6 Aug 1871|p1746.htm|Ann Ryburn|b. 4 Oct 1792\nd. 21 Dec 1869|p1713.htm|James Clark|b. 5 Jul 1754\nd. 21 Dec 1818|p2134.htm|Isabella Breckenridge|b. circa 1764\nd. 9 Sep 1848|p2135.htm|Mathew Ryburn|b. 26 Aug 1753\nd. 6 Mar 1818|p268.htm|Jane Beattie|b. circa 1760\nd. 21 Aug 1814|p269.htm|
Birth1 Apr 1821 Isabella Breckenridge Clark was born on 1 Apr 1821 according to transcribed cemetery records.5,6,7,8 
Marriage She married James Kincannon Smyth, son of John Smyth and Nancy Stewart.9 
Cens-185010 Aug 1850  After their marriage James and Isabella lived near his widowed mother, Nancy (Stewart) Smyth. The family lands were in the vicinity of Emory and Henry College in Washington County, Virginia. James' uncle Tobias Smith and James' cousins John and James Kelly Smith (and their families) lived nearby. James Kelly Smyth was married to Isabella's sister Jane.10 
21 Mar 1854  In March 1854 a series of deeds were executed dividing the land of James' father John Smyth. James received 158 acres on the head waters of Logan Mill Creek. He and Isabella sold the land to Fulton Kelly the same day.11,12 
Residencecirca 1854  James and Isabella resided in Washington County at the time of this transaction but they moved to Coffee County, Tennessee shortly thereafter. They returned to Washington County near the start of the Civil War, having sold their Tennessee land for Confederate currency which within a few years was valueless.13 
Land-Sell  Once back in Washington County they settled on a small farm near Ebbing Spring. It was on or adjacent to land belonging to Isabella's parent's James and Ann (Ryburn) Clark - south of the Old Wagon Rd./Rt 11. In 1875 James and Isabella sold 3 acres of their farm to Campbell A. Scott, a black man who was enumerated living with Isabella's widowed father James Clark in 1870.14,15 
Cens-18804 Jun 1880  The 1880 census enumerated James and Isabella in Washington County with their daughters Nancy (24) and Ann (22).16 
  Two sons and two daughters were already deceased. 
Death30 Apr 1900 Isabella died on 30 Apr 1900 at age 79.17,5 
Burial She was buried at Smyth's Chapel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 

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This sampler was probably stitched by Isabella's older cousin (Isabella, daughter of John Clark and Mary Beattie) as Isabella, daughter of James, would only have been 7 when the sampler was created. The sampler is part of the permanent collection at the Fields Penn Museum in Abingdon. They do not know its original history 18
Isabella's headstone
Other interments in Smyth's Chapel Cemetery
James and Isabella's signatures from original 1875 deed to Campbell Scott19

Family

James Kincannon Smyth b. 16 Feb 1810, d. 30 Oct 1887
Children
ChartsDescendants (with their spouses) of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants (with their spouses) of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited4 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 81. Desc. chart for James Kincannon Smyth and Isabella Breckenridge Clark; author unclear.
  2. [S705] James Clark will (recorded 1871), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 18: 18. The will was dated 15 March 1870 and recorded at court on 28 Aug. 1871. Son, James A. Clark was executor; James C. Porterfield and James P. Clark witnessed the will.
  3. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 9.
  4. [S11] "Family notes of Mrs. Lizzie Ryburn."
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 163. Isabelle B. Smyth, w/o James K. Smyth, 1 Apr 1821-30 Apr 1900.
  6. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 61. List of Persons buried in Tobias Smyth Memorial Chapel (Smyth's Chapel Cemetery). This source lists her date of birth as 1 Apr 1821.
  7. [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 286. This source lists Isabella's date of birth as 1 April 1820, however this is not consistent with her age (29) on the 1850 census which was enumerated after her birthday in 1850.
  8. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 72. This source lists the date as 1 Apr 1820, however this is not consistent with her age (29) on the 1850 census which was enumerated after her birthday in 1850.
  9. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 44. No date given.
  10. [S367] James K. Smith household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 92b & 93a, dwelling 372, family 372, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2003, image 50 of 289. James K. Smith 42, farmer; Isabella 29; John 5; Mary 2; James 4/12; Henry Wise 46, laborer; all b. VA.
  11. [S1987] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 22: 212.
  12. [S1987] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 22: 109.
  13. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 44.
  14. [S2803] Jim Faris, "1875 Deed," e-mail to D. Powell, 15 Nov. 2011. Mr. Faris shared a digital image of the original deed between James K. and Isabella B. Smyth and Campbell A. Scott. Dated 1 March 1875, the deed transfered 3 acres and 14 square rods to Campbell Scott in consideration of $142.18 paid by Scott. The tract was bounded by the lands of James A. Clark and "Price". The deed was recorded in Washington Co. VA Deed Book 32, page 210.
  15. [S635] Jas Clark Sr. household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 72 (stamped), dwelling 260, family 266, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 143 of 426. Data includes: Jas Clark Sr. 81, farmer, owns real estate valued at $4,500; M.A. (f), 39, keeping house; Fountain 12; Maria Carson, 47, cook; Camp Scott, (Bl) (m), 38, laborer; C Scott, (wh) (f) 39; Earl Scott, (wh) 4; Mary Owens 16, housekeeper; all b. VA. [Scott entries marked as cannot read or write]
  16. [S165] Jas K. Smith household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 9 (57A stamped), dwelling 76, family 77, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 9 of 54. Jas K. Smith, 70, farmer; Isabella, 59, wife, father b. in PA; Nancy S., 24, dau; Ann, 22, dau; all b. VA.
  17. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 61. List of Persons buried in Tobias Smyth Memorial Chapel (Smyth's Chapel Cemetery) states Isabella died 15 Feb. 1903. However a pedigree chart included on p. 81 of the same book uses the 30 Apr 1900 date.
  18. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Katherine Clark; with permission of the Fields Penn Museum.
  19. [S1376] Image courtesy James Faris.
  20. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 219. James C. Smith, died 20 Oct. 1853 of fever, parents: Jas K. and Isabella Smyth; reported by Arthur D. Hutton, physician.
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